A civil trial in Galveston, Texas, is shedding light on the issue of parental accountability in school shootings. The trial involves the parents of Dimitrios Pagourtzis, who fatally shot 10 people at Santa Fe High School in 2018. The jury is deliberating whether the parents are liable for negligence in allowing their son access to firearms and missing signs of his failing mental health.
This case mirrors a similar one in Michigan, where the parents of Ethan Crumbley were convicted for their son's school shooting in 2021. Both cases raise the question of whether parents could have prevented these tragedies.
